Tractor.



H. J. STBGMAN.

- TRACTOR. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1911. BENEWED JULY E, 1913. 1-08'7,332 Patented m1121914,

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1,087,332, Patented Feb. 17,1914.

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Witnw 511m: 1 woz is located backpof the before mentioned axle 4 so as to insure the rear member tracking or following the wheels of'the tractorand whereby the connected tractor and cultivate;`

are permitted to make short turns. "The dra-w bar is formediwith spaced parallel side flanges 22 and is provided with'a pair of alined openings, whereloya= tongue23 of an agricultural implement or vehicle may be detachably coupled byA passing bolts 24 therethrough.

A steerin shaft 25'is provided, to'the upper end o which is fixed a hand wheel 26 for operating the same. Fixed to the lower end of the shaft 25 isa sprocket- 27, the same being supported upon the lower flange 18 and in the guideway 14. Arranged ,upon both sides of 4the 'sprocket 27 are. guide sheaves 28. Secured at the intersection of` the'transverse bar 15 andl arcuate section 16 are bearings 29 and in which are journaled the shafts of guide sheaves 30, portions of which project into the guideway 14.

A Formed integral wit-h the draw bar-21, 'and near the rear end .thereof-is a plate 31, the

same being braced by Webs 32, said plate being adapted to travel upon the arcuate section 16 in a manner to be hereinafterl described.

A stub shaft 33 is mounted upon the inner face of the plate 3l, and near the upper edge thereof, and upon which is mounted an anti friction roller 34, said roller being adapted to travel in the guideway 14 and upon the lower flange 18 of the arcuate section 16. A air of similarly mounted anti-'frictionA rol ers 135 are secured near the lower edge of the plate 31, the same being adapted to bear against the under surface of the lower flange 18. A

A sprocket chain 3G is provided and has its opposite ends secured to the oppositeY sides 0f the plate 31, said chain passing partially around the guide sheaves 30 and 28 and sprocket 27, but engaging said sprocket at the side opposite to that of its engage-v ment with the guide sheaves.

lVhen the tractor is in operation and it is desired to guide or turn'the disk low 37, it is -onlyneeessary that the sha t 25 be rotated, and by the engagementof the sprocket 27 with the-vchain 36, said chain will 'travelin the guideway 14: and over the. guide sheaves, 4tlfiereby,pulling upon the fplate'? 'di,tp guide the tractor in the desired Having thus describeditheiiivehtien, what 'is'fclaimed as new is:-

scribed, 'the same comprising a fr'mfe, a,

2. In a two wheel tractor of the class described, a steeringv mechanism comprising 1n part a-draw bar pivoted whl'ljto a part -of the tractor rear of its axle, an arcuate guide to support the free end of the said- -draw bar, and steering means upon the tractor frame forward of the guide for actuating the draw bar from said tractor frame.

3. In* a two wheel tractor of the class described, a draw bar fulcrumed wholly to the rear part of the tractor frame and having detachable'means for its attachment to a tonguevor pole of a vehicle to be drawn, steering mechanism mounted wholly upon the tractor frame and to the rearof the pivot ofthe draw bar .with the frame for actuating the same by throwing the pivot to either side of the line of draft of the connected implement and whereby the same is simultaneously turned. in different directions.

4.l 'In a two wheeltractor, the combination with a fixed frame, ofa draw bar pivoted to the rear part of the tractor frame and adapted foi-'attachment to a third support to balance-the tractor, a steering device mounted wholly upon 'the tractor frame and to the rear of the pivot of the draw bar with the framev to actuate vthe same by throwing the Y'pivot to either side to determine the course of the tractor, and a guide attached to the frame and to the rearbf the steering de` vice. f ,v

. 5. In a two wheel tractor, the combina.-

" tion with a frame, an axle Vand two wheels for-supporting thc'same, a motor and intermediate mechanism t0 drive the wheels, a

draw bar fulcrumed to the rear part of the frame, an arcuate guide attached` to the frame to carry ,the free end of the draw bar,

antifriction rolls mounted in said guide, a

steering device mounted upon the frame to v actuate the draw bar like a rudder from the frame of the tractor.

6. The combination with a tractor including a fixedv frame supported upon anv axle and two wheels, of a draw bar 'pivotedly connected tothe rear part of said fixed frame and having a longitudinal opening therethrough adapted for detachable connection with the tongue of an agricultural implement or "vehicle, a steering wheel mounted directly on said fixed frame and connections with the wheel for moving the draw -bar beneath the frame to guide or tyrn the tractor-and connected implement or vehicle.

7. A tractor includingr a frame, an axle Aand but two wheels for supporting same` of an arcuate guidev secured to the frame.l a steering draw bar pivotedly connected to the part of the tractor located to the rear of the said axle and connected with and guided by the guide, said bar being adapted for de- Y ta'chable connection withv the tongue an agricultural implement or vehicle, a steeriing-wheel mounted in said frame, and chains connected from the steerin opposite-sides of the draw ar to guide or Vturn the tractor andconnected implement.

8. A two-wheel tractor including a frame, a draw bar pivotally connected to the rear part thereof and adapted to be detachably connected with a tongue of a vehicle, a steering wheel mounted wholly upon the frame and forw'ard of the draw bar so that 'the wheel always remains in line with the movement of the tractor, and rearwardly disposed connections froin thc steering' wheel to the draw bar for guiding the tractor.

9. In a tractor, the combination with a draw bar pivotally connected to the rear portion of the tractor and adapted for detachable connection with a tongue of an agricultural implement, a plate secured to the draw bar, a guide member mounted. on the tractor and consistinfY of an arcuate section provided with a guideway' and anti-friction rollers carried by the plate and adapted to travel in said guideway, and means connect ed with the plate for moving the draw bar and plate in opposite directions to guide the tractor and implement.

10.111 a two wheel tractor, the combination with a pvotally connected draw bar adapted for detachable connection Awith a tongue of an agricultural im lement, 'side plates formed integral with t e draw bar, a guide member mounted on the tractor and consisting of an arcuate section provided with a guideway, an antifriction roller carried by each of said plates and adapted to travel in said guideway, chains connecting the plates for moving the draw'bar and plates in oppbsite directions, and a steering wheel carried by the tractor to guide the' same with relation to its draw bar.

11. In a tractor, the combination with a pivotally connected draw bar adapted to be connected with the tongue of an agricultural implement, of a plate formed integral with said draw har, a guide member mounted on the rear end of the tractor and consisting of a transverse bar and an arcuate section,` said har and .section beingl provided with tlaiiges to forni a guideway, a sprocket mounted in theguideway ot' the transverse bar, guide sheaves mounted in said guideway and upon each side of said sprocket, a sprocket chain having its opposite ends secured to. said plate, anti-friction rollers carried by said plato, one-of which being adapted for travel inthe guidcway of the arcuate section and .fupoithe fiange thereof, the others being ,-"n-dapted to travelupon the underside of the f flange of said section, said chain passing partial] y around guide sheaves mounted at the intersections of the transverse bar and 'of the steerin device.

at each side of said sprocket, said chain engaging willi the sprocket upon-sides opposite 'to its engagement withfthe guide sheaves,

whereby when the sprocket is rotated the chain will impart movement to'the plate to move the draw bar, thereby turning or guiding the tractor.

12. In a two wheel tractor, the combination of a frame mounted to be carried in the same relative alinemcnt of the wheel, a guide. member -mounted upon the tractor frame and consisting of an arcuate `section provided with guideways, a draw har pivoted at one end to the frame and having its fre'e end portion connected with'ktlie'gide, a steering wheel also mounted upon said frame and arcuate guide section, a chain mounted in the guideway and connecting the steering wheel with the opposite sides of the draw bar 'whereby the latter may be moved to either side with relation to the frame.

13. In a two wheel tractor, the combination of a frame mounted to be carried in the same relative alinement of the wheels, a

guide member mounted upon the `frame, a

-eonnected and guided by the guide, and

means connect-ing the steering apparatus and d'raw bar whereby the latter is moved. sidewisc beneath the guide and with relation to the said framel 14. YIn a two wheel tractor, the combination with a frame mounted to be carried in the same relative alinenient of the wheels, a guide member mounted upon the frame, a steering wheel mounted upon the frame, a draw barpivotally connected to the rear pai't of the frame and slidably attached to the guide, a chain operated by the steering device and connected with the draw bar ata point baek of the steering device carried upon the tixed frame.

" 15. In a two wheel tractor, the combination with a. frame mounted to be carried in the saine relative alinement as the wheels, a guide member mounted upon the frame, a draw bar pivotally connected to the rear -part, of theft-aine and slidably attached to the guide, a steering device mounted upon the tractor frame and forward of ,the guide, a chain operated by thesteering device and connected with the draw bar at a point back Signed at ridgeport in the county of F airfield and State of Connecticut this ltth 'day of September A. It., 1911.

HENRY J. STEGEMAN. WVi t hesses C. M. EWMAN, RUTH M. lVoRniaN. 

